Product Liability & Toxic Tort

“Not many people consider a law firm as being cost effective, but that has been my experience with Nelson, Kinder.  Their management of our product liability account has brought order and control to a chaotic and chronically expensive process.  They corralled our liabilities, provided the weapons required to combat them, and effectively managed them to significantly reduce our exposure and expense.”  

-President, Manufacturing Corporation

Manufacturers, fabricators, distributors, and others in the chain of production and sales of manufactured goods look to our Product Defense Group for protection and advice.  By combining specialists in litigation, product safety, regulatory issues, intellectual property, environmental concerns, and business organizations, the Group is able to address any product-related concern that arises at any point in the manufacturing process.  

Our team has handled nation-wide litigation over products, from chainsaws to vaccines, in a wide variety of scenarios, including:

  • Investigation of product claims and accidents, including emergency responses to catastrophic losses;
  • Defense of product liability claims;
  • National coordination of product claims, with the goal of setting strategies, executing defense plans, and controlling costs;
  • Representation before CPSC and other administrative agencies;
  • Assistance in defensive product design, warnings formulation, and risk avoidance;
  • Investigation, documentation, and defense of environmental claims and regulatory inquiries;
  • Defense of civil rights and employment matters, as well as development of customized handbooks and policy manuals.

The Product Defense Group is a combination of the best of the traditional “company lawyer”, who understands your business and your industry, and the “new lawyer”, who uses technology and science to marshal your defense.